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JENKINS (JAMES)
The Naval Achievements of Great Britain, from the Year 1793 to 1817, J. Jenkins, by L. Harrison, [1816-1817]

24 June 2015, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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JENKINS (JAMES)

The Naval Achievements of Great Britain, from the Year 1793 to 1817, engraved title with hand-coloured vignette, 55 hand-coloured aquatint plates by T. Sutherland, J. Jeakes and Bailey after T. Whitcombe, uncoloured outline etching of the Bombardment of Algiers and Battle of Trafalgar at end, without the 2 portraits ("complete without them", Tooley) and list of subscribers, text watermarked "J. Whatman 1815", plates "J. Whatman 1825", nineteenth century dark blue half morocco gilt, spine gilt with raised bands, g.e., extremities rubbed, collector's shelf label on spine [cf. Abbey Life 337; Tooley 282], 4to (348 x 280mm.), J. Jenkins, by L. Harrison, [1816-1817]

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